A systems level approach reveals new gene regulatory modules in the developing ear

Jingchen Chen; Monica Tambalo; Meyer Barembaum; Ramya Ranganathan; Marcos Simoes-Costa; Marianne E. Bronner; Andrea Streit

doi:10.1242/dev.148494

A systems level approach reveals new gene regulatory modules in the developing ear

Jingchen Chen, Monica Tambalo, Meyer Barembaum, Ramya Ranganathan, Marcos Simoes-Costa, Marianne E. Bronner, Andrea Streit

Centre for Craniofacial & Regenerative Biology

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Abstract

The inner ear is a complex vertebrate sense organ, yet arises from a simple epithelium, the otic placode. Specification towards otic fate requires diverse signals and transcriptional inputs that act sequentially and/or in parallel. Using the chick embryo, we uncover novel genes in the gene regulatory network underlying otic commitment and reveal dynamic changes in gene expression. Functional analysis of selected transcription factors reveals the genetic hierarchy underlying the transition from progenitor to committed precursor, integrating known and novel molecular players. Our results not only characterize the otic transcriptome in unprecedented detail, but also identify new gene interactions responsible for inner ear development and for the segregation of the otic lineage from epibranchial progenitors. By recapitulating the embryonic program, the genes and genetic sub-circuits discovered here may be useful for reprogramming naïve cells towards otic identity to restore hearing loss.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1531-1543
Journal	Development (Cambridge): for advances in developmental biology and stem cells
Volume	144
Issue number	8
Early online date	11 Apr 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.148494
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2017

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